Vocabulary Unit 5
Lesson 16
Exercise A:
Be sure your definition and the dictionary's are similar! Flashcards are a good way to study unfamiliar words.
Exercise B:
1. as if he could see the future = prophetic
2. well-known and respected = prestigious
3. powerful = potent
4. easily hurt and open to attack = vulnerable
5. grand and massive = imposing
6. friendly and cheerful = gregarious
7. intelligent and deep = profound
8. little emotion = stoicism
9. public disagreement = controversy
10. made up of many different kinds of people = diverse
Exercise C:
1. controversy
2. gregarious
3. diverse
4. imposing
Lesson 17
Exercise A:
Be sure your definition and the dictionary's are similar. Figuring out words from context is an important reading skill.
Exercise B:
1. extraneous
2. exult
3. extricate
4. extrovert
5. expanse
6. expediency
7. expatriate
8. extract
Lesson 18
Exercise A:
Be sure your definition and the dictionary's are similar. Figuring out words from context is an important reading skill.
Exercise B:
1. hydrate
2. hydrophobia
3. hydraulic
4. hydrothermal
5. hydrotherapy
6. hydrosphere
7. hydrography
8. hydroplane
9. hydrant
10. hydrogen
Lesson 19
Exercise A
Word
Prefix
Base Word
Root
Suffix
altercation
-
altercate
--
-ion
1. circuitous
-
circuit
--
-ous
2. predetermined
pre-
determine
--
-ed
3. irreverent
ir-
revere
--
-ant
4. ambiguous
ambi--
gu
-ous
5. commendable
--
commend
--able
Exercise B
1. serious
2. rescind
3. alleviate
4. compatible
5. inflict
Review:
1. a, 2. c. 3. b. 4. d. 5. b, 6. c. 7. d. 8. b. 9. c. 10. b.
Lesson 16
Exercise A:
Be sure your definition and the dictionary's are similar! Flashcards are a good way to study unfamiliar words.
Exercise B:
1. as if he could see the future = prophetic
2. well-known and respected = prestigious
3. powerful = potent
4. easily hurt and open to attack = vulnerable
5. grand and massive = imposing
6. friendly and cheerful = gregarious
7. intelligent and deep = profound
8. little emotion = stoicism
9. public disagreement = controversy
10. made up of many different kinds of people = diverse
Exercise C:
1. controversy
2. gregarious
3. diverse
4. imposing
Lesson 17
Exercise A:
Be sure your definition and the dictionary's are similar. Figuring out words from context is an important reading skill.
Exercise B:
1. extraneous
2. exult
3. extricate
4. extrovert
5. expanse
6. expediency
7. expatriate
8. extract
Lesson 18
Exercise A:
Be sure your definition and the dictionary's are similar. Figuring out words from context is an important reading skill.
Exercise B:
1. hydrate
2. hydrophobia
3. hydraulic
4. hydrothermal
5. hydrotherapy
6. hydrosphere
7. hydrography
8. hydroplane
9. hydrant
10. hydrogen
Lesson 19
Exercise A
1. serious
2. rescind
3. alleviate
4. compatible
5. inflict
Review:
1. a, 2. c. 3. b. 4. d. 5. b, 6. c. 7. d. 8. b. 9. c. 10. b.